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Thursday, January 15, 2015

6 Things I've Learned So Far on Our No Spend January

We are saving a lot of money this month on our No Spend January! This year our money saved will be going towards someone in need. Last year it helped to fund my trip to Hawaii to see my sister. It's just been amazing to us how much we can save in this one month! It's now the middle of the month and we have made a few mistakes but we keep going towards our goal. Here are6 Things I've Learned So Far on Our No Spend January:1. Make a Menu Plan every week. Menu Plans are a great way to help us save money by using up what in the pantry and freezer. I make mine on Saturday morning for the next week. 2. Clean out your pantry. It's amazing what we found! I found 3 cans of pumpkin and was able to make these Moist and Delicious Pumpkin Muffins. These are wonderful for a warm and filling breakfast.3. Find different and new ways to save money. So far I found that I could make tortillas from scratch and I'm now been using aluminum foil in place of a dryer sheet. It works!4. Find substitutions. After I broke the eggs I looked for substitutions online for my baking. I found one article that said I could substitute water and gave it a try. The cornbread came out great and we decided to start making it that way every time. Not every substitution is great though and I failed at making my own sour cream. I actually tried too many substitutions!5. Try not to run out of toilet paper and don't send husband to the store to get it! He will come back with more, every time. 5 b. Don't get mad, don't get mad.6. Our refrigerator isn't empty! It's now filled with leftovers and we eat them! Very little gets thrown away. Recently, after a long exhausting day I was very hungry and almost asked my husband to go get us something from McDonald's. A nice warm hamburger would have tasted so good. Then I thought about sending my husband out with the temperature being below 0, the gas he will use, and the money saved by eating those leftovers and I just couldn't do it. I ended up having leftover spaghetti warmed up in the microwave. I was happy and I know he was!Are you participating in a No Spend January? If so what are some of your tips to get through the month?

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Garden Tally So Far for 2018

Leaf lettuce - Spring- So many pickings I've lost count ( we use it for dinners of wilted lettuce, used for salads, and sandwiches).

5 pounds of onions

20 Zucchini-great hashbrowns. lasagna (gave 4 to my daughter)

4 small beets -1 pint canned- the deer got the rest

Corn...was taken by someone who must of needed it more than us.

Tomatoes- I'm not sure how many tommy toe tomatoes -we all eat them as soon as they are ready. Regular tomatoes we have harvested 1/2 bushel so far. So far I have canned 5 quarts and 2 pints of tomatoes

Potatoes -1/2 bushel -gave some to the neighbors, had a cheat meal, kept some and canned 5 quarts.

Green beans- season has just started and we have a made a mess so far. 8/10/11

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